The organizers of the Japanese Grand Prix, the sixteenth round of the MotoGP World Championship, announced the cancellation of the third practice session for the first category due to a rainstorm that hit the Motegi circuit.
However, the qualifying session for the Moto 2 and Moto 3 championships will be maintained, and it is expected that the qualifying session for Moto GB will take place this afternoon if the storm passes and the circuit dries up safely for the bikes to exit.
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In the event that the qualifying session is not held, the total timing of the first and second practice sessions will be used to determine the starting grid for the race on Sunday, which is expected to be 75% dry.